Sonoma County home sales and prices jump amid multiple offers
Strong sales and shrinking inventory have bumped Sonoma County home prices to their highest level in nearly a year and prompted multiple offers on available properties.… Read More »
Foreclosures and Default Notices Drop in Sonoma County
The number of Sonoma County homeowners entering the formal foreclosure process has dropped to its lowest level in nearly five years. DataQuick, A San Diego-based real estate information service, reports that 698 homeowners received notices of default in the first quarter of the year. That is down 19 percent from a year earlier and amounts to the lowest total for any quarter since 462 notices were filed in the second quarter of 2007.… Read More »
Bay Area home sales climb to highest level in five years
Bay Area home sales in March reached their highest level in five years, which analysts attributed to lower prices, low interest rates and an improving economy.… Read More »
Best first-quarter home sales for Sonoma County in seven years
Sonoma County started 2012 with the largest number of home sales in seven years, though strong demand isn’t yet translating into higher median prices. The county recorded 1,146 single-family home sales in the first quarter, according to The Press Democrat’s monthly housing report compiled by Pacific Union International Vice President Rick Laws. That includes 458 sold in March.… Read More »
SOLD: $1,500,100 in Sonoma
This spacious home was built in 2001 in east Sonoma and features a master bedroom that opens onto a backyard garden patio with pool and spa. The interior includes extensive inlaid flooring, custom wainscoting and vaulted ceilings.… Read More »
Loan officers say new refinance program can help local underwater homeowners
A new government-sponsored refinance program for underwater homeowners is just gearing up in Sonoma County. But loan officers told local real estate agents Tuesday that it can provide real help to those owners who qualify.… Read More »
Record rates of cash buyers/investors purchase Bay Area homes last month
Bay Area home sales rose 14 percent in February as investors and cash buyers snapped up properties at record rates.… Read More »
Sold: $269,000 in Windsor
This two-story home in northeast Windsor was built in 1989. It features an attached family room and dining area, plus a covered patio deck and koi pond in the backyard. The owners had lived there since 1990.… Read More »
Big jump in Sonoma County home sale contracts
Sonoma County home buyers signed sales contracts for low-priced short sales and more expensive houses last month at a level reminiscent of the days before the housing bubble deflated five years ago.… Read More »
Underwater mortgages decline slowly in Sonoma County
The number of underwater homeowners in Sonoma County continues to slowly recede, even as the national numbers remain stubbornly high.… Read More »
